diff --git a/srcpkgs/libinput/template b/srcpkgs/libinput/template
index 3ec55172829..689be478e2d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libinput/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libinput/template
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ changelog="https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libinput/libinput/-/releases"
 distfiles="https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libinput/libinput/-/archive/${version}/libinput-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=7a7c90fbc59f1f65c781a51fa634e4f79e460bf6e16ad68afbe7965d25d09738
 
-if [ "$XBPS_CHECK_PKGS" ]; then
+if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ] && [ "$XBPS_CHECK_PKGS" ]; then
 	configure_args+=" -Dtests=true"
 else
 	configure_args+=" -Dtests=false"